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Smoke-Free Week in New Orleans to promote the benefits of smoke-free environments. Organizers want to highlight the problems with secondhand smoke exposure, particularly for those who work in bars around the city.

Smoke-Free Week in New Orleans to promote the benefits of smoke-free environments. Organizers want to highlight the problems with secondhand smoke exposure, particularly for those who work in bars around the city.

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Updated: 7:41 AM CDT Jul 23, 2014

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WEBVTT WEEK IN NEW ORLEANSTO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OFSMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS.ORGANIZERS WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THEPROBLEMS ABOUTSECONDHAND SMOKE EXPOSURE--ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO WORKAT BARS AROUND THE CITY.CASEY FERRAND IS LIVE THISMORNING FROM THE RIVERBENDON CARROLLTON TO TELL US MORE.CASEY -- HOW CAN PEOPLE LEARNMORE ABOUT THE EVENTSSURROUNDING SMOKE-FREE WEEKTODAY?YOU CAN LEARN ALL ABOUT THEINITIATIVE AT A TOWN HALLMEETING HAPPENING AT THECARROLLTON STATION THISAFTERNOON. ALL WEEK LONG DOZENSOF UPTOWN BARSHAVE BEEN TRADING IN THEASHTRAYS AND THE CIGARETTEBUTS... FOR CLEAN AIR."SMOKE-FREE WEEK" CONTINUESTHROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.CITY COUNCILWOMAN LATOYACANTRELL IS HOSTODAY'STOWN-HALL MEETING. OVER 100 BARSIN NEW ORLEANS HAVEALREADY VOLUNTARILY CHOSEN TO GO100 PERCENT SMOKE-FREE. THE HEALTHIER AIR FOR ALLCAMPAIGN ISAIMED AT GETTING EVEN MORE BARSTO GO SMOKE-FREE AND "JOINTHE MOVEMENT" FOR CLEANER,HEALTHIER, SMOKE-FREE AIRIN NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEK FEATURESEVERAL SPECIAL EVENTS ...INCLUDING SMOKE-FREE NIGHTS ANDHAPPY HOURS ATDIFFERENT BARS AROUND THE CITY,AND A PARTY TO CLOSE OUT THEWEEK. A VARIETY OF UPTOWN BARSINCLUDING BARREL PROOF,THE MAPLE LEAF AND TRACEY'S AREHOSTING EVENTS.AGAIN, TODAY IS THE TOWN HALLMEETING AT CARROLLTONSTATION 3:30 P.M. - 5 P.M. VINEAND DINE IS HOSTING "SMOKE'NHOT"HAPPY HOUR FROM 4PM-6PM ONTHURSDAY. AND FRIDAY, THEFINALE PARTY WILL BE AT THEMAPLE LEAF, DOORS OPEN AT 7P.M.FOR A LIST OF SOME OF THE OTHERBUSINESSES ANDBARS PARTICIPATING IN SMOKE-FREEWEEK GO TO OURWEBSITE WDSU.COM ON YOUR SIDECASEY FERRAND WDSUNEWS.STUDIES SHOW PEOPLE WHO WORK INBARS AND GAMINGFACILITIES BREATHE ENOUGHSECONDHAND SMOKE EVERYDAYTO HAVE THE SAME HEALTH PROBLEMSTHAT A PACK-A-DAY-SMOKER HAS.

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Smoke-Free Week in New Orleans to promote the benefits of smoke-free environments. Organizers want to highlight the problems with secondhand smoke exposure, particularly for those who work in bars around the city.